History Main / HashHouseLingo

Common in, but not exclusive to, the GreasySpoon. May contain LampshadeHanging as to the nature of the food. Not to be confused with [[SpySpeak Hash(ish) House Lingo]], [[MistakenForBadass though it might be]]. Very rarely, may be PlayedForDrama by combining it with TroubleEntendre.

* In this ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1999/10/06 strip]], Jon asks for a well-done hamburger with extra onions. Irma then turns to the kitchen and yells "BURN A COW, AND MAKE HER CRY!" which causes Jon and Garfield to lose their appetites.

-->'''Mork:''' I'll have a squealer on a honky, no Goya and a side of Jean Darks.

* In this ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/10/06 strip]], Jon asks for a well-done hamburger with extra onions. Irma then turns to the kitchen and yells "BURN A COW, AND MAKE HER CRY!" which causes Jon and Garfield to lose their appetites.

'''Squidward:''' [[DeadpanSnarker We serve food here, sir.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Maxim Buys A Hat]]

'''Cashier:''' (to the back) ONE SLAUGHTERHOUSE WITH EVERYTHING! (to Walt) And for you, sir? \\
'''Walt:''' (resigned) Gimme one with oatmeal and Lipitor. \\
'''Cashier:''' (to the back) ... AND A BABY BOOMER WITH EXTRA CAUTION!

-->-- ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''

* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Mudka's Meat Hut, the {{greasy spoon}} diner located in a [[{{Mayincatec}} generic Central American jungle]].

There is a reason this is associated with roadside diners; unlike places in towns or cities where the staff turnover would be relatively high, diners located on long interstates would tend to keep the same staff for many years. After a decade of operating a place, every possible order can be an in-joke that the entire staff would be privy to.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Maxim Buys A Hat, Webcomic/GirlGenius]]

* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip, Jon asks for a hamburger with extra onions. The waitress then turns to the kitchen and yells "BURN A COW AND MAKE HER CRY!" which causes Jon and Garfield to lose their appetites.

* Lick's restaurant lingo comes in halves; the person taking the order calls out the first half, and the grill people and dressers call out the second half, so that everyone knows if they've understood correctly. (A fair number of the terms either {{rhyme|s on a dime}} or [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal alliterate]].) The customer, who might only hear the first half, may find the lingo a bit esoteric, such as "Sky high" for a regular fries or "Routine" for a poutine. But for the most part they tend to speak for themselves and can be worked out with little to no thought, such as "Nature" for a nature burger (veggie burger), "Ring a ding ding" for onion rings, or "Gobble gobble" for a turkey burger.

** [[AluminumChristmasTrees As it turns out]], this is [[https://imgur.com/6f2vi actual terminology]] [[labelnote:Translation]]"Double triple" = six layers, "Bossy" = all-beef patties, "deluxe" = all condiments, "on a raft" = on toast, "4x4" = four patties with cheese on each layer, "animal style" = cooked in mustard, "extra shingles" = double layers of bread, "shimmy and a squeeze" = extra sauce, "light axle grease" = butter, "make it cry" = extra onions, "burn it" = well done, and "let it swim" = [[HoldYourHippogriffs a nautical version]] of "let it walk", or "to go"[[/labelnote]], though the meal itself seems to be a ordinary Krabby Patty.

* In ''SamAndMax Season 2'', ordering something from Stinky's diner will result in this.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', he oversleeps on the bus and ends up at the edge of town. He then waits for the next bus at a diner, where the waitress responds to his order of a glass of milk by hollering "squeeze me a cow."

--->'''Waitress:''' "Ordering! Three pork combos, extra bacon on the side, two chili cheese samplers, a basket of liver and onion rings, a catch of the day, and a steak cut in the shape of a trout. You got all that, honey?"
--->'''Kronk:''' "Three oinkers wearing pants, plate of hot air, basket of Grandma's breakfast and change the bull to a gill, got it."[[note]]He left out the catch of the day, though.[[/note]]

* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit,'' Eddie orders "scotch on the rocks" from a Toon waiter, [[LiteralMinded realizes whom he's addressing]] and corrects it to, "And I mean ''ice!''", but the Toon waiter brings him a shot glass with gravel in it anyway.

* An episode of ''Series/ReadingRainbow'': [=LeVar=] Burton wound up just guessing and getting every order [[LethalChef horribly, horribly wrong]], although, since this was a restaurant meant for goat people (It tied in with a book that episode about a goat who was a picky eater, [[ItMakesSenseInContext just roll with it]]) it was part of the gag. As an example, the "Blue Plate Special" was literally that: a blue plate (though the server commented "There's a yellow one around here somewhere too").

* A ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' strip by DonMartin features several customers placing and receiving orders in this fashion, followed by a guy demanding of the cook "Where's the men's room, mack? Gotta go and no foolin'," which is mistaken for another order.

* A Don Martin strip in Mad Magazine had a short order sandwich maker preparing sandwiches from orders announced by waitresses as hash house lingo. A customer shows up at the window and splutters "Where's the men's room, Mac? Gotta go and no foolin'!" The cook whips out a sandwich called "Where's the men's room, Mac? Gotta go and no foolin'."

** [[AluminumChristmasTrees As it turns out]], this is [[https://imgur.com/6f2vi actual terminology]] [[labelnote:Translation]]"Double triple" = six layers, "Bossy" = all-beef patties, "deluxe" = all condiments, "on a raft" = on toast, "4x4" = four patties with cheese on each layer, "animal style" = cooked in mustard, "extra shingles" = double layers of bread, "shimmy and a squeeze" = extra sauce, "light axle grease" = butter, "make it cry" = extra onions, "burn it" = well done, and "let it swim" = a nautical version of "let it walk", or "to go"[[/labelnote]], though the meal itself seems to be a ordinary Krabby Patty.

-->-- '''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''

* The ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Bob and Deliver" has the following exchange:
-->'''Gene:''' Give me a bald Kelly Ripa and a canoe with a brick!
-->'''Zeke:''' Chicken taco, no sour cream, plus a brownie -- you got it.

* One of the episodes in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' ("Road Worrier") features this. When Daria, Jane, Trent and Jesse stop a diner on their way to a rock concert:

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Not Phineas and Ferb", Major Monogram sets up a short-order message technique to Agent P. "Doof is up, put a stop, curses on the side." When Agent P leaves, Monogram calls out for "Adam and Even on raft! Wreck 'em!"

* Many drinks are ordered "on the rocks", which can refer to ice [[http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/ba37/ or actual rocks.]][[note]]Although, geologically speaking, ice is a mineral, and thus may loosely be called a "rock".[[/note]] A lot of people object to diluting high quality drinks but need a cooling system.

'''Sheen:''' No, but if Jimmy's leaving, we're gonna need a ride home.